Woman details scam by caller

9:46 PM,
Jan. 25, 2013

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News-Messenger staff report

A Ballville Township woman who gave her financial information to a caller over the telephone Thursday told sheriff's deputies a fraudulent online shopping account was created in her name.

On Thursday around noon, a man claiming to work for a Social Security office called the woman and convinced her to provide her Social Security number as well as credit card and banking account information over the phone, according to an incident report.

The woman, who told a Sandusky County Sheriff's deputy she had a lot on her mind at the time, gave the caller her information and asked him if this was a ...